Dispensing device



Jan. 19, 1943. H. M. HERMAN I DISPENSING DEVICE Filed Aug. 2]., 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet l Jan. 19, .1943; H. M. HERMAN DISPEINSING DEVICE Filed Aug. 21, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 19, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,308,809 DISPENSING DEVICE Harold M. Herman, Chicago, 111. Application August 21, 1941, Serial No. 407,816

10 Claims.

This invention relates to dispensing devices, and its general object is to provide a device for dispensing sheet, material from a roll, as for example, paper including toilet tissue, as well as fabric material such as gauze or the like, in a dry or wet condition, in that provision is made for treating or applying liquid deodorant, medicament or antiseptic to the sheet material, to moisten the same, as it is being dispensed, or the material can be dispensed in an untreated or dry condition.

A further object is to provide a dispensing device that includes means for cutting the sheet material in any desired length, as it is unwound or removed from be removed, treated and accurately cut in an easy and expeditious manner.

Another object is to provide a dispensing device of the character set forth, that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and extremely efficient in operation, use and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side view of one form of my device, partially in section, and with the cutting means in position for use.

Figure 2 is a front view of the device, with parts broken away and in section.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken through a portion of the device, with the parts in normal position.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view with parts including the cutting means and liquid tank in operative position.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the form of liquid tank shown in Figures 1 to 4 and looking toward one end of said tank.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary detail view illustrating one end portion of the tank.

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 1-1 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 8 is a detail view illustrating the knob of the feed roller for the sheet material to be dispensed by the device.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary detail view illusthe roll, and the material can trating a slightly modified form of liquid tank.

Figure 10 is a fragmentary detail view illustrating a further modified or weighted form of liquid tank together with a stop therefor to limit its movement to operative position.

Figure 11 is a perspective view of still modified form of liquid tank.

Figure 12 is a perspective view of a modified form of spool for the roll of sheet material.

Figure 13 is a fragmentary side view illustrating a roll of material on the spool of the form of Figure 12, and with the spool mounted in the holding means thereof.

Figure 14 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view taken through one end portion of the spool of Figure 12 in mounted position.

Figure 15 is a plan view of the blank from which the spool of Figure 12 is made.

Referring to the drawings in detail, and particularly to Figures 1 to 8, it will be noted that the form of those figures include a relatively narrow upright supporting bracket made from sheet metal or the like to provide a rectangular rear wall I having key hole shaped slots 2 adjacent the ends of its upper edge, to receive screws or the like for securing the device in use. However, a coating 3 of adhesive material may be disposed on the rear face of the wall I for securing the device to tile or the like, as generally used in bathrooms, or to any other surface which the use of screws or nails would be unsatisfactory. The adhesive material also prevents the surface from becoming marred by screw or nail holes, as will be apparent.

Formed on and extending forwardly from the rear wall I throughout the height thereof are parallel side walls 4 in the form of flanges, which are shaped to provide forwardly directed arms 5 at the upper ends thereof, and the arms are slotted vertically as at 6 from their upper ends to provide bearing seats rotatably receiving the ends of a shaft 1 of the spool 8 for a roll A of another sheet material, such as toilet tissue as shown.

The shaft has spacing collars 9 mounted thereon at the ends of the spool and the collars may be formed on the spool, but in any event the collars bear against the side walls to hold the spool equally spaced therefrom, as best shown in Figure 2.

Formed on the lower ends of the rear and side walls, is a bottom wall l0 that is forwardly curved from the rear wall and has an upturned flange ll formed on the front end thereof for the bottom wall to provide a trough, for a purpose which will be later apparent. A screw threaded drain opening is centrally arranged in the trough and is closed by a plug I2.

Secured to the rear wall i and extending therefrom at a forward inclination in bridging relation to the side walls 4 is a guide plate l3 for the sheet material, as it is being removed from the roll A, and the guide plate includes a substantially horizontally disposed forward portion I4 that is slightly curved downwardly and extends beyond, the front edges of the side walls, as best shown in Figure 1, as well as terminates in a downturned' flange 55.

Mounted for rotation in bearing openings in. the side walls are the ends of a shaft I 6 of a feed roller I! that is preferably made from soft rubber or the like having a serrated or longitudinally ribbed outer face to set up a frictional engagement with the sheet material, in thatthe latter is trained between the roller i7 and the front portion 14 of the guide plate, for directing the sheet material along the u per face of the portion L5, as clearly shown in Figure 1 which als illu trates n cl se imi to; a por 6 o t guide plate that follows the curvature of the feed roller,

he por n. I8 bein s ace f m h roller a sufficient distance to allow free passage of the ee ma er a bu o. that th a t r i be held against the roller, to bring about positive feeds. o the mater a as, will; be apparent... n

end of the shaft it; extends a, considerable diS.-. tance outwardly beyond its side wall, and, fixed,

to the extending end is a knob. 19 having a diame r cal arranged, double headed arrow, 20, on h v ou er ac thereof, for be later described Bridging the side walls is. a bearing rod 2| for the cutter bar, the latter including an arouate sheet like body. 22having itsv forward portion outwardly flared in curved formation.

thatis mounted. on. the rod. 2;! for rocking movement ofr the cutter bar, as will be. apparent. upon. Ifhe forward inspection. of Figures. 3. and. 4. edge of the. body 212; is. toothed as. at. 2.4, to provide a cutting edge.

Formed. on and. along the ends of. the body 22- for disposal below thesame, arecam like flanges 25that increase. in. width toward: their rear ends, so, that: the rear. portion.

weighted for normally. holding thesame in a the free portion. IA. of

cutting edge and the, plate. as clearlyshownin Figure 3. The lower edges of the flanges are curvedtoprovide cams 26. and fixed to the'feed roller shaft l5. are substantially rectangular cam lugs. 21; disposed, an equal. distance upon diametrically oppositesides. of. the shaft 6. The cam lugs have rounded ends engageable with the cam edges. of the flanges. for lowering the cutting edge in clamping engagement with the sheet material, as shown in Figure 4., to bring about cutting the same, when. the depending portion of the sheet is raised. andv drawn across the cutting edge. Theoperating lugs 21. for the cutter barare arranged relative. to that of the double headed arrow on the knob to indicate the position of the lugs at all. times, so that it can be readily determined when the cutter bar is in clamping engagement with the sheet material, to bring about accurate cutting thereof, as will be app en Theliquid tank or-container of; the. forni of.

that the feed roller is mounteda, purpose which will,

Formed. on the body 2'2; along its length. is a. sleeve 23;

of the cutterbar is b prin hati c u s Figures 1 to 7, includes a hollow cylindrical body 28 having stub shafts 29 formed on the ends thereof and extending therefrom in eccentric re-' lation therewith, and the shafts 29' have reduced outer ends providing trunnions 30 that are removably mounted in bearing slots 30' in the side walls 4 for disposal of the tank below the forward portion M of the guide plate, but in close proximity thereto, as best shown in Figures 1, 3 and 4,. The tank is likewise disposed in close proximity to the rear wall I, so that the eccentric mounting of the tank will bring about engagement thereof with the rear wall to limit the rotation of the tank to an operative position for a Purpose which will be later described, and as clearly shown in Figure 4. The tank is urged and held to and in its normal position of Figure 3 an arm 3| fixed at one end to a side wall of the supporting bracket, as shown in Figure 7, and the spring which is formed; from. a. single strand of resilient wire is coiledabout the adjacent stub shaft of thev tank s 32 a a h m Xten s nt a nger e3. he ri ga ns a fi le pout 38 o m d on t J mi, nd Wa f h od he ank a d: out a Op nin her in r he pa sa e of: liquid within. the tank,

The cylindrical wall of the body of the tank; is provided, with rows of; perforations or openings 35 throughout thelength thereof and; for a limited portion of its circumference. as bestshqwn in Figure 5 It will be obvious; that the perforations 35,. provide outletmea-ns. for the con-.

tents of the tank, and" in order to control the:

- passage of the: contents or; liquid from the tank,

I; provide a cover for the; perforations, in the form of an arcuate or sleeve like plate 36 of a length. coextensive with. that o the cylindrical wall of the body, 28 and disposed.

about the ends of the: cylindrical wall for sli'dable:

movement thereon, as. best shown in Figure 5,

which illustrates. that the end Wallsof inner face of the cylindrical wall.

The cover plate is held in adjusted positionsrelatiyetothe perforations. 35', by a spring latch arm. 3.8;that. is. carried: b-y-thecover plate and-receivable in any one of anumber of notches 39-arranged in the outen end-ofthecylindricalwallgas likewise best shownin: Figure 5.

From. the. foregoing,

sheet material can. bedispensed ineithera dry or Wet condition. When it is desired to dispense thefmaterial. in a dry condition, the-perforations areclosedby the cover: platefifi, and-thenthe fleed roller is turned byitsknobiinananticlockwisedi rection. until. the desired:- length of material ex:

tends. beyond-the cutting-edge 24. The material is thencut. in themanneras-previously set-forth; However, when it is desired to wet or moisten the material, the cover-plate i smov'edto an open position. The user V against the perforated-portion ofthe tank, as

shown in Figure 3, and at the same time rotates the tank inla clockwise-direction; as indicated in Figure 4, until thata nkengages the rear wall. When the tank is in that position; the Perforations arearrangeddor. thepassage ofi-the contents about a, portion of said: cylindrical wall for circumferential slidable.

The cover extending thebody are. countersunk toallow the tabsto: contact the it willbeobvious thatthe then presses the material.

or liquid therethrough onto the material. After the desired length of the material has been moistened, it is then cut in the usual manner.

In the modified form of Figure 9, it will be noted that the stub shafts All extend concentrically from the end walls of the tank, and secured to the inner face of the side wall 4 of the supporttion, the weight being engaged with the flange l I when the tank is in that position, and the tank of this form is limited in its movement to operative or material moistening position, by a stop member 53 arranged in the path of the weight, and formed on the rear wall as shown.

In the form of Figure 11, the stub shafts td extend eccentrically from the end walls 45 of the tank A5, and as the stub shafts are disposed in proximity to the outer edges of the end walls, it will be obvious that such arrangement will return to and hold the tank so in its normal position. In this form, the filler spout 34 is eliminated and I provide one large opening 41 and two or more small openings 48 for the passage of the contents of the tank 46 therefrom, and the large opening is likewise for the purpose of filling the tank.

In Figures 12 to 15, inclusive, I have illustrated a modified form of spool for the roll A, and that form is made from a single blank of sheet metal as shown in Figure 15 and which includes a rectangular body 49 that is rolled upon itself to provide a cylinder as shown in Figure 12. Formed on the ends of the rectangular body 49 are disk members 5| that are bent to close the ends of the cylinder 59, but are spaced therefrom to rovide slots 52 for receiving the arms 5 therein when mounting the spool in use, and the disk members 5! are provided with elongated depressions 53 extending inwardly therefrom to provide lugs to be received in the slots 6, as shown in Figure 14. While this form of spool will not rotate and will be fixed withrespect to the arms 5, it will be obvious that it is of a diameter relative to the usual inner tube of a roll of material, such as toilet tissue, that the roll will freely rotate on the spool.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a device for dispensing sheet material from a roll, supporting means, mounting means for the roll and supported by the first means, a liquid tank mounted in the supporting means for partial rotation and in the path of the material dispensed from the roll, said tank having means for the passage of liquid therefrom, means whereby said tank is normally urged to and held in a position with the passage means uppermost, and said tank being manually movable for the passage of liquid therefrom onto the material. 2. In a device for dispensing sheet material from a roll, supporting means, mounting means for the roll and supported by the first means, a liquid tank mounted in the supporting means for partial rotation and in the path of the material dispensed from the roll, said tank having means for the passage of liquid therefrom, means whereby said tank is normally urged to and held in a position with the passage means uppermost, means for guiding the material in covering relation with the passage means, and said tank being manually movable for the passage of liquid therefrom onto the material. 7

3. In a device for dispensing sheet material from a roll, supporting means, mountin means for the roll and supported by the first means, a liquid tank mounted in the supporting means for partial rotation and in the path of th material dispensed from the roll, said tank being of cylindrical formation and having openings in its cylindrical wall for a portion of its circumference, means whereby said tank is urged to and normally held in a position with the openings uppermost, means for guiding the material in covering relation with the openings, said tank being manually movable for the passage of liquid therefrom on the material for wetting the same, and a cover for the openings to control the passage of liquid from the tank or for completely closing said openings.

4. In a device for dispensing sheet material from a roll, supporting means, mounting means for the roll and rotatably supported by the first eans, a liquid tank mounted on the supporting means for partial rotation and in the path of the material dispensed from the roll, said tank being of cylindrical formation and having openings in its cylindrical wall for a portion of its circumference, stub shafts included in the mounting means for the tank and extending eccentrically from the ends of said tank whereby the latter is normally urged to and held in a position with the openings uppermost, means for feeding and guiding the material in covering relation with the openings, and said tank being manually movable for the passage of liquid therefrom on the material.

5. In a device for dispensing sheet material from a roll, supporting means, mounting means for the roll and being rotatably supported by the first means, a liquid tank mounted in the supportin means for rotation and in the path of the material dispensed from the roll, said tank being of cylindrical formation and having openings in its cylindrical wall for a portion of its circumference, a weight secured to the cylindrical wall diametrically opposite the openings to normally urge and hold the tank to and in a position with the openings uppermost, means arranged in the path of the weight to limit rotation of the tank, means for guiding the material in covering relation with the openings, and said tank being manually movable for the passage of liquid therefrom onto the material.

6. In a device for dispensing sheet material such as toilet tissue from a roll, supporting means, mounting means for the roll and supported by the first means, a liquid tank mounted in the supporting means for partial rotation and in the path of the material dispensed from the roll, said tank being of cylindrical formation and having openings in its cylindrical wall for a portion of its circumference, means whereby said tank is urged to and normally held in a position with the. openings. uppermost. means. for feeding and; guiding. the material in. covering relation with. the. openings, said: tankbeing manually moua le f r t passage of liquid therefrom, onto. the material for wetting the, same,.a1 cover for. the openings to control the. passage of liquid fromthe tank, or for completely closingsaidopenr ings, said cover being in the form of; a; partial sleeve coextensive with the length of. and. slid:- ably mounted about the. cylindrical wall, end walls for the tank and countersunk: relative; to: the cylindrical wall, tabs. formed on said cover: and. disposed about the. ends; of the. cylindrical wall for holding the cover on the tank, one of the ends of the cylindrical wall: having; notches therein, and a spring'arm' fixed to:the.cover: and receivable in any one of. the notches for holding the cover against movement.

7. In a device for dispensing. sheet material from a roll, supportingmeans, mounting means. for the roll and supported by the first. means, a liquid tank mounted in the supporting meansfor rotation and in the path of the.v material dispensed'from the roll, said tank being of cylindrical formation and having outlet openings in its cylindrical wall for a portion of its circumference, means whereby said tank is normally urged to and held in a position with the openings uppermost, means for guiding and feeding the material in covering relation with the openings, said tank being manually movable for the passage of liquid therefrom onto the material for wetting the same, end walls for the tank, one end wall having an inletopening therein, a filler spout secured about the inlet opening, and means secured to the supporting means and arranged in the path of the filler spout for limiting movement of the tank to its wettingposition.

8. In a device for dispensing sheet material such as toilet tissue from a roll, an upright supporting bracket including a rear wall, side walls formed on the rear wall, mounting means for the roll and removably mounted in the side walls adjacent the upper ends thereof, a cylindrical liquid tank including end walls, stub shafts secured to theend walls and removably mounted for rotation in the side walls adjacent the lowerends thereof, said. tank having rows of? outlet openings, along-the; length of thecylindrical wall thereof and; forsa portion of its: circumference, one of; said; end. walls. having. an inlet opening thereim a filler; spout secured. about the inlet opening, a; spring: formed from a resilient strand of" wire. to provide; an arm having one end fixedto av side; wall. ofthe bracket, a coiled portion included in the: strand. and surrounding one of the stub shafts, a finger extending from the coiled portionv and. engaged. with; the; fi1ler;:spout for urging and; holding: the tank with the: outlet openings uppermost, means for feeding and: guiding. the. material in-covering. relationwith the openings,v said tank. being v manually movable for the passage of liquid therefrom on. the. material for wetting the same, a liquid receiving trough included: in the. bracketrtounderliethe tank and having a. drainopening-therein, and a plug closingt'he drain opening.

9. In a device. for dispensing: sheet material from a roll, supporting means; mounting means; for the roll and supported by. the first means,

cutting means for the. material, means for feeding and guiding the material from the. roll'to the cuttingrmeans; means mountedjfor-disposal in the path ofthe material after itleaves the. cutting:

means for wetting said. material, and means carriedby the wetting'means whereby the mate'- rial can b'e-dispensed in a dry condition.

10'. In a device for dispensing sheet material. from; a roll, supporting means, mounting means:

for the roll. and: rotatably supported. by the: first means; cutting means for the material and mounted for rocking movement, means. for feeding the material from the roll, means for guiding the material to the. cutting means and associated' therewith for the cutting means; to clampthe material against the: guiding means; means: carried by the feeding means: and engageable: with: the cutting means. for. rocking the latter into and out of'clamping engagement with thematerial, means for wetting the material after it leaves the cutting means, and'means whereby the material can bedispensed in a; dry condition.

HAROLD M; HERMAN. 

